proximity
[ prok-sim-i-tee ]
/ prɒkˈsɪm ɪ ti /
noun
nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
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Origin of proximity
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proximity
/ (prɒkˈsɪmɪtɪ) /
noun
nearness in space or time
nearness or closeness in a series
Word Origin for proximity
C15: from Latin proximitās closeness; see proximate
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proximity
late 15c., from Middle French proximité "nearness" (14c.), from Latin proximitatem (nominative proximitas) "nearness, vicinity," from proximus "nearest, next; most direct; adjoining," figuratively "latest, most recent; next, following; most faithful," superlative of prope "near" (see propinquity).
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